Enclosure (1) TO COMDTINST 6570.3
PHARMACY OFFICER COLLATERAL DUTY RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command (k), pharmacy
officers shall:
1.
Serve as a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and assist those units to
which they are assigned with developing and maintaining a drug formulary. This formulary
shall be standardized to provided a list of medications stocked in a "therapeutic category"
format.
2.
Establish a quarterly ordering schedule for medications at each unit.
3.
Assist each unit in eliminating or minimizing the purchase of medications through nonfederal
sources by using the formulary process and redistributing medications as needed.
4.
Develop an inventory of limited use medications for distribution to each unit.
5.
Serve as the point of contact for redistribution of medications due to expiration date or excess
supply.
6.
Identify special order medications, label them for each patient and assure that they are not
considered formulary items. These should be marked for a specific patient only and removed
when that patient no longer requires them.
7.
Analyze and develop the most cost effective method for providing non-formulary medications
for chronic conditions.
8.
Implement a system of written patient information and instructions to be used by all providers
of care concerning indications, warnings and adverse reactions for commonly prescribed
medications.
9.
Provide oversight to the health services technician(s) who normally operate the unit pharmacy
and assist in dispensing operations as required.
10. Provide and document in-service training to clinic staff.
11. Review all pharmacy operations and policies including controlled substance activities.
12. Assist the unit in preparation for MLC Quality Assurance Surveys.
13. Submit a report of the content and frequency established by and for the Commander,
Maintenance and Logistics Command (k).
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